LA City Councilman Curren Price (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) By MARGARET SHUTTLEWORTH | City News Service
LOS ANGELES — The largest Guaranteed Basic Income pilot program in the country was approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles City Council, expanding the city’s initial $6 million investment to nearly $40 million to benefit 3,000 Angelenos.
The BIG:LEAP — Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot — program will give $1,000 in direct cash payments to families each month for 12 months. The no-strings-attached payments will be given to families who were impacted by the pandemic and are living […]
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